Manifolding attachment for typewriters



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M. 1 cosslTT. MANnFoLDlNG ATTACHMENT r-'oR TYPEwRI TERs. FILED Nov, 25. 192! 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2 M. L. COSSITT. MANrFoLoING ATTACHMENT FOR TYPEWRITERS.

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2446144; ff/4f?- Y y @www Patented Dec.. 19, 1922.

y uit' MALCOLM L. COSSITT,

NT OFFICE.

or ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, AssIGNoR 'ro iviANIiioLi) IMPRESSIONS CORPORATION, OF CARSON CITY, NEVADA, A CORPORATION or NEVADA.

MANIFOLDING ATTACHMENT FOR TYPEWRITERS.

Application led November 25, 1921. Serial No. 517,473.

To aZZwvom it may concern.'

Beit known that I, MALCOLM L. CossiT'r, a Citizen of the United States, residingat Alameda, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manifolding Attachments for Typewriters, of which the following is a specification. My invention relates, class of manifolding devices for typewriters and similar typing machines, in which one or more manifolding ribbons are mounted upon the platen-carriage of the machine and are adapted to be moved into and out of functional position in theline of type' impact.

In particular, my invention relates to a type of this class, in whichv the manifolding ribbon is carried by and between a pair of spaced arms mounted for swinging movement, whereby the ribbon is carried through an arcuate path to vand from functional position; and, more especially .it relates to a spe-v ciesof said type usinga. plurality of ribbons adapted for independent movement, such a form being disclosed in my pending application for patent, Serial Number 402876, iled August 11, 1920;

`My invention consists in a novel means for moving the manifolding ribbon to and from functionall position, and in case of a plurality of ribbons, for selectively, independently moving them.

The object `ofmy simple, effective, and readily operatable means for this purpose, especially adapted for association with that type' or form of manifolding attachments having the characteristics of the device shown in my application above referred to.

In illustrating and. explaining my present invention,-I shall necessarily show and describe portions end of my in general, to that invention is to providev of the general ,attachment heretofore disclosed in saidapplication, but

' end the free end of which-carries arod 7, which Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the selective `ribbon-operating means and the means for moving the ribbon in the direction of its width, at each line spacing of the platen.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of said means on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3. i

Fig. 6 is a side view of the mutilated pin.- ion for selectively operatingthe ribbon carrying arms. f

Fig. 7 is a detail section showing the yieldable connnection between the yoke of the line-spacing ribbon-adjustment and the crank movement.

Fig. Sis a view showing the three positions of thel ribbon under the line spacing movement.

Fig. 9 is an end view of my attachment,

the three ribbons being shown in position out is a similar view showing the rib- Fig. l2 is a view showing all three ribbons A moved down' to the line of type impact..

-Fig. 13 ,a perspective View [showing the selective mutilated pinion movement, if it be their functional positionin found advisable tohave said device dupliy ca ted at each end of the attachment. u

In Fig. 1, the numeral 50 is the frame 'of a typewriter; 51y its keys, 52 its main inking ribbon, 53 the-AribbOn'spOOlS, 54 the index 'pointer and 55 the paper guide apron.;

1 is the platen of the typewriter mounted I on its carriage 1 and having the hand wheel l. and the spacing ratchet 2. 3 is a standard secured on the platen-carriage of the machine beyond the end of the platen, one at Veach end, as in Fig. l.

In the' head -of one of these standards, say the right hand one, is journaled a shaft 4, Figs;l 2, 3, 4 and 5, having a thumb-wheel 5, Figs. 1 and 2 for turning it. To the inner of the shaft is fixed a crank member 6,'

extends parallel with, and above and back of the platen to the other end of said platen where it is carried by a crank-member 6",

13, similar to 6, which member is carried by rotatable shaft 4 similar to 4 journaled in the standard 3, secured upon the A5 platen-carriage beyond that end of the 'platen n Upon the rod 7 are carried the sleeves 8, 8 and 8, Figs. 2, 4 and 5'. These are nested, and eac-h is independently rotatable, the in- 10 nermost, 8, being rotatable on the rod 7,-the

next, 8, rotatable on sleeve 8, and the outermost, 8, rotatable on sleeve 8. There may be any suitable number of these sleeves, here shown as three, for example. l

Onthe end of-the innermost sleeve 8 A'is fixed an arm 9; 4on the end of the middle sleeve is fixed an arm 9'; and on the end of the outermost sleeve is`fixed an arm 9. Similar arms, are similarly carried by the other ends of the sleeves. Fig. 1.` 4

Detachably and reversibly mounted upon and extending between each pair of arms is a manifolding ribbon 1 0, 10 and 10 respectively. Figs. l and 2. The base of 25 each arm is formed with a t'oothed segment 1-1, 11 and 11. respectively., These are clearly seen lin Fig. 4.v The shaft `4 is hollow and within it is journaled a shaft 12, on the outerend of which is fixed a thumb wheel iii-Figs.' l and 2. Theinner end ofA this shaft carries a mutilated pinion, the face of which -is provided with tooth. sec* tions in parallel planes,` but in successive Y arcs. Figs. 4 and 6j One section, indicated varm 9; vthe next, 1`4. engages the segment 11" of the arm 9, while the last, 14 enj gages the. segment/11 ofthe arm 9.f It will be noted 'that these tooth sections of the pinion do not followeach other immediately, Ia 'space occurring between the end of one and the beginning of the next. See Fig. 6. This is for a purpose to be present-1y made clear. p Itwill now be -seen that by turning the shaft 12, by means of its thumbwheel 13, through apartial rotation, the pair of arms f 9 with their ribbon 10 may be swung with their sleeve 8 as an axis; and by' continuing the movement of the thumb wheel 13 in the same direction, the pair of arms 9 with their ribbon 10 may be swung with their sleeve`8 as an axis; and finally-by continuing the movement of the thumb wheel the A pair of arms 9 with their ribbon 10 may be moved.'A i v Thus the ribbons may be independently selected to be thrown into and out of use leither singly or collectively accordingto whether one or plural copies are deslred, and, if the mounted position ofthe ribbons were of such a Inature as to make their paths sufficiently concentric with the platen, nothing lfurther would beil needed to carry them fully down,'without Vinterferenc"e 'with any by .14, engages the toothed segment 11 of the` of the parts of the machine, into functional position in the line of type impact: But,

,asfully described in my previousapplication above mentioned, the mounting of the ribbons is best. in a position requiring a distorted path, in which they first move down through an arc on one center, and make their final movement to functional position through an arc on another center, inlorder 10, which is not quite that of its final functional position, said movement being accom- Vplished by operating'the thumb wheel shaft 12, then by operating the thumb wheel shaft 4, the ribbon will, through the actionlof the crank members 6 and 6 which move the sleeve carrying rod 7'bodily forward, descend to its final position as shown in Fig. 11, moving about t-he shafts 4 and 4 as an axis. This operation about two centers is in effect like that disclosed and claimed in my previous application, but the structure herein adapts itself to a change in the means for securing further results now to be explained.

-In one of the standards 8 is fitted an inwardly projecting stud 15-, Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5, upon which is rotatably mounted a cam 15 carrying on one side a pinion 16, whiclr -meshes with the spacing ratchet 2 of the platen 1. A yoke 17 embraces the cam 15, and the head 17 of the yoke ils pivotally `mounted uponthe shaft 4. so that -the yoke may rock. In the yoke head 17 are made two sockets 18, Fig. 7, spaced apart by a distance in kdegree of arc equal tothat'between the limits of movement ofthe crank member 6. The cra-nk member 6 is formed with an extension' 6/,in which is made a socket containing a spring 19 anda lock-Y ing ball 20, which latter is pressed by the spring into the sockets 18 of the yoke head 17. Figs. 5 and 7. The effect of this arrangement is two-fold. One is that it effectively holds the ribbon in or out of its .final functional position,1by releasably locking the crank member 6 atthe limits of its arc of oscillation. The' otheris that itprovide's for the automatic change ofposi'- `tion of the ribbon when in functional place with respect toits width, at each line-spacing of the platen. When the platen is line- 'spaced, its ratchet 2 engaging the pinion 16 causes` the cani/15 to moveth'e yoke 17.

'Since the yoke is connected with,y the shaft 4. through the spring pressed ball 20 of the crank extension 6, the ,crank is itself llo i to carry moved with the effect of slightly moving the rod T and thus changing the position of the ribbon with respect to its width. According to the contour of the cam,'the yoke may be successively moved in one direction a number of times, as indicated in Fig. 8, and then moved backagain, thus presenting the ribbon to the l'blows of practically its entire width. At the fs'ame time, the spring-pressed ball connection is not such as will prevent the manual manipulation of the shaft 4to swing the crank the ribbon into and out offlinetional position.` The object in leavingr a space between the end of' one tooth section,

` say 14 of the arm operating pinion and the said ribbon 10 down'through anv arc terminin Fig.

lbeginning of ythe next, say,14:,`is to pre-v vent the tooth segment 11 of the arm not wanted, say arm 9,from` reaching engagement with its own tooth section 14 of the pinion during the bodily movement of the rod 7 due to the throw of the crank-member, when moving the ribbon of arm 9 down to its final position. Thus no ribbon is affected until its predecessor has been fully adjusted.

' A brief rsum of the operation will now give a more complete understanding of the present invention. When out ofr use, all the ribbons are elevated as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 9. If but one is required for use, say the foremost ribbon 10, the thumb wheel13 is turned clock-wise, through a part-revolution. This, through the shaft 12, the tooth section 14 of the mutilated pinionand the tooth-segment 11 klof the arm 9 will swing ating in the position shown inFig. 10. AThen the thumb-wheel 5- is turned partly to throw the crank-member 6 forwardly anddown-A wardly, thereby carrying the nrod 7 down and moving the ribbon 10 down to final position, as in Fig. 11. In this final movement `the spring pressed ball 2O moves from the upper lock-ing socket 18 tothe lower Socket, as 7, and holds the parts with sufficient firmness.v If'two ribbons are wanted, the thumb-wheel-l is turned through two arcs of its revolution, with the effect of carrying down two ribbons to their first position, and then the throw of the crank member 6 will cause both to reach and be locked in functional position. So, too, withthree or more ribbons., as.inv Fig. 12- Meanwhile, when the ribbons are in-use, their position laterally will be changed-ateach line spacing of the platen, through the camand yoke connection.

I claim 1. In a manifolding attachment for type-f writers. the combination of a manifoldlng ribbon; carrying mea-ns for said ribbon, pivotally mounted on the platen-carriage of the machine and adapted to swing said ribbon in an arcuate path; a rotatable operating the ltype over shaft; and means operated by said shaft to ing intermeshing gears.

2'. In a manifolding attachment for typewriters, the combination of a plurality of independent, manifolding ribbons; independent carrying means for each of said ribbons, pivotally mounted on the platen-carriage of the machine; a rotatable operating shaft; and means operated by said shaft for independently, selectively swinging the ribbon-carrying means.

3; In a manifolding attachment for typewriters, the combination of a plurality of independent, manifolding ribbons; independent carrying means for each of said ribbons` pivotally mounted on thesplaten-carriage of the machine; a rotatable operating shaft; and means operated by said shaft for independently, selectively swinging the ribboncarrying means comprising successively engaging gears. Y

4. In a mamfolding attachment for typewriters. the combination'of a plurality of independent, manifolding ribbons; a plurality of independent pairs of connected spaced ribbon-carrying arms pivotally mounted on the platen carriage of the machine; a rotatable operating shaft; and means, associated with said shaft and said arms. for

' pairs of ribbon-carrying arms by a unidirectional rotation of the'shaft.

5. In a manifolding attachment for typewriters, the combination of a plurality of independent, manifolding ribbons; a plurality of independentpairs of connected spaced ribbon-carrying arms pivotally mounted on .the platen carriage of the machine; a rotatable operating shaft; and means, associated withsaid shaft and said arms. for independently, successively swinging the pairs of ribbon-carrying arms by a `unidirectional rotation of the shaft comprising successively engaging gears.

6. In a manifolding..attachment for typewriters. the combination of a plurality of independent, manifolding ribbons; a plurality of independent pairs of connected. spaced, ribbon carrying arms pivotally mounted on the platen-carriage of the machine; a rotatable operating shaft; a toothysegment on the base of an arm of' each pair of' arms; and a mutilated pinion on the operating shaft having peripheral. successive, tooth-sections in parallel planes, eachv adapted to engage the tooth-segment of its corresponding arm, to independently.- successively swing the pairs of ribbon-carrying arms.

7. In a manifolding attachment for type-- swing the ribbon carrylng means, comprlsmounted on said rod; a pair of spaced arms carried by each sleeve; a manifoldlng ribbon carried by cach pair of arms; an operating shaft rotatably mounted in one of said standards; and means actuated by the rotation of said shaft for independently, selectively' swinging each air of arms.

8. In ya manifolding attachment for typewriters, the combination of a pair of stand-I ards adapted to be secured upon theplatencarriage of the machine; a rod supported by said standards; a series of concentrically nestedv independently rotatable sleeves mountedon said rod; a pair'of spaced arms carried by each sleeve; a manifolding rib-` y bon carried by each pair of arms; an operating shaft rotatably mounted in one of said standards; and means actuated by the rotation of said shaft for independently, selecby said standards; a series of concentri- ,cally nested independently rotatable sleeves mounted ron said rod; a pair of spaced arms carried by each sleeve; a manifolding ribbon carried by eachspair of arms; an operating shaft rotatably mounted ,in one of said standards; and means actuated by the rotation o-f said shaft lfor independently, selectively swinging each pair of arms, comprising a tooth-segment on the base of an arm of each pair; and a mutilated pinion on the operating shaft having peripheral, successive tooth-sections in parallel planes, each adapted toyengage the tooth-segment of its corresponding arm. 7

10. In a manifolding attachment for typewriters, the combination of a pair of standards adapted to be secured upon Ythe .crank -member carried by each of saidplaten-carriage of the machine, a rotatable l shaft mounted in eachY of said standards; a

shafts; a rod carried by and between said crank members; a series of concentrically nested,

A independentlyrotatable sleeves mounted on said rod; arpair of spaced arms carried by each sleeve; a manifolding ribbon carried'by each pair of arms; a second rotatable shaft carried 'by and concentric with one of the crank-carrying shafts; amLmeans associated withthe second shaft andivitlrr the` ribbon carrying arms for independently,

11. In a manifolding attzu'izhmei'it for i typewriters, the combination of a pair of ,standards adapted to be .secured upon the' platen-carriage of the machine; `a'rotatable shaft mounted in eachv'of said standards; a

crank member carried i' by each" of Asaid shafts; a rod carried by and between said crankI members; a series of concentrically nested, independently rotatable sleeves mounted on said rod; a pair of spaced arms carried by each sleeve; a manifolding ribbon carried by each .pair of arms; a second rotatable shaft carried by and concentric with one of the crank-carrying shafts; and means associated with the second shaft and with the ribbon carrying arms for independently, selectively swinging said arms by the rotation of said second shaft, comprising a tooth-segment on the base of each arm; and a mutilated pinion on the second shaft having peripheral successive tooth-sections in parallel planes, each adaptedV to engage the tooth-segment of its corresponding arm.

12. In a manifolding attachment for typewriters, the combination of a` pair of Standards adapted to be secured upon the platencarriage of the machine; a rotatable shaft mounted in each of said standards; a crank member carried by each of said shafts; a rod carried by and between said crankmembers; a series of concentricallynested, independently rotatable sleeves mounted on said rod; a pair of spaced arms carried by each sleeve; a manifolding ribbon carried by each pair of arms; a second rotatable shaft carried by,I and concentricl with one of the crank-carrying shafts; and means associated with the second shaft and with the ribbon carrying arms for independently, selectively swinging said arms by the rotation of said second shaft, comprising a tooth-segment on the base of each arm; and a mutilated pinion on the second shaft having peripheral successive tooth-sections'in parallel planes, each 'adapted to engage the tooth-segment of its corresponding arm, andL `.ga/gement during the swing-n of the crank,

member.

13. `In a J. manifolding attachment for y type-writers, and in combination with the platen-v and the line spacing ratchet thereof;

a pair of standards adapted to be securedl upon the platen-carriage `of the machine, a rotatable shaft mounted Iin, each of said standards; a `crank member carried by eacli shaft; `a rotatable member supported by and between said crank members; an arm) carried by said rotatable member one at each end; a manifolding ribbon carried by said arms; a second rotatableb shaft mounted within and extending through one of the with the second shaft and the ribbon-carryfcrank-carrrying' shafts; -means associated ,Y i

ing arm for swinging said arm with its ro- Y z tatable member as an axis; a pinion and cam carried by one of the standards, said pinion engaging the line spacing. ratchet of `the platen; a yoke embracing said cam, said yoke having a head journaled on the crankl carrying shaft "and provided with spaced sockets; asocketed extension of th'e crank member; and a spring controlled ball carried in saidV extension and adapted to releasably engage the sockets in the head of the yoke for the purpose described.

14. A multi-cop attachment for typewriters and the l1ke comprising pairs of levers pivotally mounted upon said typewriter; copying elements mounted between oneset of ends of each pair of levers; and al rotative element directly connected to the opposite ends of said levers and arranged to actuate said levers in pairs to move the copy. ing elements opposite the point of contact of the type bars of said typewriter with the platen thereof.

Yl5. A multi-copy attachment for typewriters and the like comprisingpairs of levers pivotally mounted upon said typewriter; copying elements detachably mounted between one set of'ends of each pair of levers; and a rotative element arranged to directly engage the opposite ends of said le'yers and to actuate the same to successivelyl move said levers to bringthe copying elements thereon opposite the point of contact of the type bars of saidtypewriter with the platen thereof. l

16. A multi-copy attachment for typewriters and the like comprising vpairs o'f levers pivotally mounted uponsaid .type

writer; copying elements det-achabily' and reversibly mounted between one set of ends of each pair of levers; and a. rotative element arranged'to directly engage the op-.

In testimony whereof I have' signed myv name to this specification.

MALCOLM L. cossrrT.` 

